God does not give us patience, He gives us moments to be patient- according to Fr.Bernie...

moments

we do not remember days, we remember moments..

all i can remember today was good food, tv, cramps, and playing with the baby. in Vegas you'd think we'd be going out but i guess when your family has a house here you could go out any other time...

think we're going shopping tomorrow.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! it's almost over... =(

i'd like to see

more people of color talking in classes...

there needs to be more of it. and for me that means i should study more so that i can talk in class... which is one of the reasons i'm studying right now.

we all have something to say...

things i hate

• walking in wet shoes
  
• gum underneath desks and tables
  
• graffiti on desktops (unless it's empowering)
  
• feeling like i have no control over my laziness
• people who look you up and down in a mean way
  
• selfishness
• fighting with my parents
• inequality
• sex tourism, and equating it to relationships
  

week 12

its the end of week 12, and that means it's almost Thanksgiving, there's a couple weeks 'til finals, and lots of cramming to do.

i've tried real hard to keep up with my classes... but i still feel like i'm behind.

so what i'm gonna do is study for Anatomy all Thanksgiving break (stupid muscles), and make big posters of terms and concepts and stuff from my Soc classes and just post them in my room.

what i've learned so far:

Anatomy: the body is a crazy thing. we've gone over the bones, muscles, organs, systems- circulatory, respiratory, central nervous, peripheral nervous, autonomic, and urinary... and there's more ahead. i think i wanna be a doctor FOR REALS.

Theory: capitalism sucks, socialism is the solution. modernity is being aware of why you do the things you do (why you think the things you think).

Orgs and Institutions: gotta be aware of the food you eat. we're reading fast food nation right now, and ch.5 tells you about the artificial flavors that go into food. our professor highlighted the content of fries- go to www.nutritiondata.com/facts-C00001-01c225u.html to see the nutrition facts.

Lifestyles and Consumption: i've been studying the PilOrgs as a nonprofit service and have tied in choice, taste, preference, what is a lifestyle, politics of consumption, and design.

that's been pretty much all i've been studying these past 12 weeks, and there's more in between that just somehow managed to fall through the cracks... but i'm hoping i'll feel more content with what i've learned in a few weeks...

one of the funnest weekends

GO BEARS!
my family came for the game this weekend, and i miss them already! it's so fun when we're together! and now i don't wanna do any work.. BOO! well here we are showing Cal pride at Golden Gate Bridge. (me and my sister do not look alike..)


then we went to this ridiculously good dim sum place in San Francisco.. and just like everything else, its hidden in one of those buildings. this is a picture of a reverse wonton soup plate- instead of the wonton being in the soup, the soup's in the wonton. yummmmo....

we went to the game after lunch, and sat through 3 and a half quarters of constant rain. i dunno how we did it... i think i just stopped feeling anything 'cause we were in the rain so long. surprisingly my family had tons of fun.

i also learned something new- when football games are stopped there's some guy on the field from the broadcasting station that tells the refs when they can start playing again. that kinda sucks.

so Sunday we ate at another chinese place with our Vallejo relatives... you can see the infamous soup bowl here with the sprite that you just gotta order with your food. i'm trying to drink less soda and more tea...

i love babies... especially this one...

can't wait for Thanksgiving.. i think i ate almost 20 pounds of food this weekend, but i'm still looking forward to my mom's food.

and one more thing- can people at least wait 'til November 23rd to start advertising Christmas stuff?

support small business owners

'cause they are the cool, uncapitalist entrepreneurs who don't think solely about making money... they want to give people quality food! (right now i'm thinking of good pizza, delicious ice cream, some special sauce on the tri-tip sandwich, and an unknown formula for that BOMB mango smoothie...)

ok, well, i think part of their goal is to make some money, but at least they're not going out and buying McDonald's franchises to do so.

which is why i like Berkeley, why i'm thankful i go to Cal. there aren't a lot of big businesses here. and i used to hate that. i used to want to get my fries in the red cardboard container with the yellow M on it! but i think that's largely because i was comfortable with the familiar, well-known companies. who isn't? i'm trying to break out of that mindset...

but one thing i hate- good, healthy food is NOT CHEAP. uh uh... you gotta pay for that quality...

side note: i hate vicious cycles!

moving

i read this journal article for my lifestyles and consumption class about an ethnography that was done in Europe and it really made me want to move there... and not just for the good food and classy people, but because the lifestyles that those people were living seemed so balanced.

some sociologists who were living with people in their homes in 5 different European countries. according to their study (and i'm pretty sure the houses they stayed at were in the nice parts of Europe) the people in Europe were:
1) environmentally conscious and willing to change their lifestyles if it would help the environment
2) centered around togetherness and felt that the family was a very important part of their lives. i think for one german family the most important meal was lunch- the dad would come home early for it, the mom would come home from work, and the kids were able to eat with them too.. and the parents didn't work crazy amounts of hours. they made sure they were home when their kids were home..
3) not stuck to their televisions. in other words, they were always out doing things and had hobbies like painting, drawing, playing some musical instrument, etc..
4) media experiences- if they did watch tv there were educational shows available for kids to watch. this one mom watched this show with her kids that portrayed daily life in other countries...
5) shopping at smaller stores, which meant more personal relationships with people they interacted with in the markets, and buying better quality of produce, which also contributed to good, healthy meals.

i think i'm gonna keep this in mind for the future because i feel that this lacks in a lot of the families today (i always get so mad when i see those sweet 16 kids on TV)..

i'm also pretty sure i wouldn't be content living in some nice country in Europe. Berkeley has made me aware of the outside world and the fact that there are so many countries that need help..